POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Analytics Director role will lead the development of data solutions to drive advancements in analytics in support of our Core Commercial and Specialty businesses. These growing and profitable businesses are over $4 billion in written premium and include traditional Small Commercial and Middle Market business as well as a diverse array of Specialty offerings (e.g. Marine… Professional Liability, Management Liability). This position reports to the Chief Pricing Actuary.
The Analytics Director is a key member of the pricing leadership team, working closely with actuarial leaders across business units as well as the broader enterprise data and analytics function. The leader is responsible for the development of our new Commercial Analytics Data Mart as part of our overall data and analytics strategy.
In this effort, the Analytics Director will ensure consistency with existing systems and environments and act as a liaison with other areas as needed to effectively execute data and reporting needs. The leader provides overall management and technical oversight to their staff and is expected to take a more hands on approach where required.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
Build, lead, and manage a team of data engineers and analytics consultants, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance feedback
Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of data pipelines and data warehouse solutions
Work with subject matter experts (SMEs) and various systems groups to define requirements and create reporting infrastructure
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project requirements and priorities
Ensure timely and successful delivery of data engineering projects
Develop and implement data engineering best practices and standards
Ability to influence and negotiate the appropriate actions to support the strategic goals of the organization
Drive process improvements and innovation within the Commercial Data team
Responsible for professional development as well as performance and compensation management for team Relationship Building Understands the importance of developing and maintaining cooperative relationships with others at all levels of the organization by making others feel their concerns and contributions are important. Builds positive relationships with others to accomplish organizational goals.
Influencing Others Communicates ideas or positions in a persuasive manner that build support, agreement, or commitment. Takes actions that directly or indirectly influence others to create buy-in, gain trust, and motivate actions in others or win concessions without damaging relationships.
Results Orientation Excited by challenging goals and a desire to exceed standards of excellence. Exceeding the standard can include challenging personal goals, organizations standards, or current industry standards. Exhibits a true sense of competitiveness and a drive for results. Has a strong desire to win in the most challenging of circumstances and the fortitude to take calculated risks to achieve personal objectives and goals, organizations standards, or current industry standards.
Talent Management Proactively fosters building, mobilizing and evaluating the organizations human assets. Establishes performance goals and measures in order to accomplish organizational goals. Authorizes individuals to take initiative and make expedient, practical decisions that impact the performance or success of an event or project. Shares knowledge, skills or expertise with others; coaches others. Encourages and rewards learning, growth, etc., in others. Supports continual development of staff through assignments, coaching, and training.
Business Enterprise Knowledge Understands how ones own function adds value to the organization and to customers. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to the organizations strategy and financial goals, reflecting an awareness of external dynamics. Demonstrates awareness by providing clear explanations for actions taken relative to customer requirements, needs, and industry trends.
Strategic Thinking Examines issues and plans with a long-term perspective. Able to critically evaluate external and internal factors.
Decisiveness Makes decisions by quickly assessing the scope of an issue and providing options leading to its closure. Determines appropriate options based on the situation.
WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Minimum of 5+ years of experience in data engineering with at least 2 years in a managerial role
Must be eligible to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future (IE: US Citizen or green card required)
Able to direct activities of others, motivate and develop staff
Easily adapts to new or different changing situations, requirements, or priorities
Proven experience in project management and leading technical teams
Strong programming skills in Python and in SQL
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure
Strong knowledge of data warehousing concepts and data engineering tools
Experience developing ETL systems and designing data architectures (data warehouse)
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
EXTRA POINTS FOR:
General insurance knowledge, knowledge of property and casualty industry preferred
Experience with Agile methodologies
Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau
Programming skills in R
Benefits include:
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
401K with a company match
Tuition reimbursement
PTO
Company paid holidays
Flexible work arrangements
Cultural Awareness Day in support of IDE
On-site medical/wellness center (Worcester only)
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